Advanced Aircraft Company

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a challenge for drone manufacturers to compete in a First Responder Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Endurance Challenge. The competition sought drone technology to extend flight time while carrying heavy payloads.

NASA contracted Virginia's Advanced Air Company to design and build a prototype tilt-wing eVTOL drone that uses aerodynamic forces instead of actuators to tilt its wings and propulsion systems. Advanced Air Company founder and CEO Bill Fredericks has worked at NASA's Langley Research Center.

Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) appointed Dr. Rob McDonald, an aerospace technical consultant and former head of vehicle engineering at Uber Elevate, to its board of advisors.

Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) secured a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II contract from AFWERX focused on its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR) to address challenges within the Department of the Air Force.

Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) appointed Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Ret), to its board of advisors.

Advanced Aircraft Company is seeking people to help create its next generation of high-performance unmanned aircraft.

Aaron Frank is CEO and co-founder with experience in robotics, autonomous systems, and logistics. Aaron specializes in transforming complex technologies into scalable platforms.

Advanced Aircraft Company lists its address as 1100 Exploration Way Suite 302S, Hampton, VA 23666.

The company says its long-endurance VTOL UAS enables new missions and 1,500-acre photogrammetry flights, and can double revenue with the same pilot costs.